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Standalone Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Standalone books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "Jocelyn" (1898) and follow publication order through all 52 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Jocelyn
1898
The Country House
1907
Fraternity
1909
A Motley
1910
The Patrician
1911
The Dark Flower
1913
The Freelands
1915
A Modern Comedy
1922
Captures
1923
Beyond
1927
Saints Progress
1970
A Sheaf
2001
The Burning Spear
2002
From The Four Winds (As: John Sinjohn)
2022
The Silver Box
1909
Strife
1909
Justice
1910
The Fugitive
1913
The Skin Game
1920
The Foundations
1920
Windows
1922
Loyalties
1922
The Show
1925
Old English
1925
1925
The First and The Last
1927
Exiled
1929
The Silver Box and Other Plays
1936
Escape
1977
A Family Man
2002
Punch and Go
2004
The Eldest Son
2004
Hall Marked A Satiric Trifle
2004
The Little Dream
2004
A Knight
2015
The Mob
2016
A Man of Devon
1901
Moods, Songs, and Doggerels
1912
The Apple Tree
1918
The Eldest Son and The Little Dream
1919
The Plays of John Galsworthy
1920
A Bit O' Love
1920
Tatterdemalion
1920
Abracadabra and Other Satires
1924
Uncollected Forsyte
1930
The Little Man
1997
Five Tales
1999
The Foundations & A Bit of Love
2002
Villa Rubein
2002
The Collected Poems of John Galsworthy
2004
Complete Plays of John Galsworthy; Volume 1
2006
Complete Plays of John Galsworthy; Volume 2
2006
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